School-based smoking prevention strategies for adolescents in a conservative LMIC context: a qualitative study from Egypt
School-based smoking prevention interventions in low- and middle-income country settings must be proactive rather than reactive, multi-dimensional and culturally appropriate. Applying the Capability-Opportunity-Motivation-Behaviour model can help schools design integrated interventions that build psychological capability, reshape opportunities, and strengthen both reflective and automatic motivation in early adolescence. The findings have direct implications for public health practice, school policy, and substance misuse prevention programming in resource-constrained and socially conservative settings.
Authors
- Maryam Ba-Break (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2961-9259)
- Seán Donnelly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4934-2365)
- Tim Ensor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0279-9576)
- Helen Elsey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4724-0581)
- Bridgette M. Bewick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5752-5623)
- Reinhard Huss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5254-143X)
- Doaa Mohamed Osman
- Mohamed Saleh
Institutions
- University of Leeds (GB)
- Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University of York (GB)
- Assiut University (EG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-10-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1694729
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.12
Funders
- University of Leeds